Happy Tots Montessori Infant Center
Happy Tots Montessori Infant Center is a licensed child care center in Harbor City, CA, licensed for up to 12 children and serving infants and toddlers. It has held its California license since 2018. Since February 2021, state licensing staff have inspected it 4 times. No visit in that period produced a citation, which puts it among the 34% of ranked California centers with no citations. Measured by weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #1 of 8 centers in Harbor City and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
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About this center
Common questions
Does Happy Tots Montessori Infant Center take infants?
Yes. It is licensed by California as an infant center.
Has Happy Tots Montessori Infant Center had any serious violations?
No Type A citations since 2021.
How does Happy Tots Montessori Infant Center compare with other daycares in Harbor City?
It is tied for #1 of 8 centers in Harbor City by weighted citations per inspection, and is tied for the best record statewide (no citations).
When was Happy Tots Montessori Infant Center last inspected?
Aug 14, 2025. No citations were issued during that visit.
How much does Happy Tots Montessori Infant Center cost?
California does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask Happy Tots Montessori Infant Center for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-time price at licensed centers in Los Angeles County, which includes Harbor City, was $1,555 a month for infants (about $1,960 today) in the state’s 2021 Regional Market Rate Survey.
Who runs Happy Tots Montessori Infant Center?
The licensee is Farheen Khan, and the administrator listed with the state is Karla Lopez.
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Citations are quoted from California Department of Social Services inspection and complaint reports. Type A citations are the state’s most serious category (an immediate risk to children’s health, safety or personal rights); Type B citations are a potential risk. A citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall. Complaint allegations appear here only when the state substantiated them.
To read the full state reports, search facility number 197493959 on the California Care Facility Search. Data refreshed Oct 3, 2026.
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